A dynamic model of the relationship between income and financial satisfaction: Evidence from Ireland

Economic and Social Review

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-130

  Newman, Carol ^a   Delaney, Liam ^b   Nolan, Brian ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MODELING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 56649100486     PISSN: 00129984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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